What the Future May Hold
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about where my degree in Creative and Professional Writing will bring me. The job market for writers around northern Minnesota does not appear to be promising. There are a limited number of positions my future degree could get me.
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Technical Writer
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Grant Writer
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Copy Editor
I’m sure that I’m missing some, but currently these few are the ones that stand out to me. The problem is that for these positions experience is key, and that can mean more than just a degree. Companies may be hesitant to hire a fresh out of college writer writer with no experience.
This is a frustrating concept. I am going to have to plan my life around what ever job I can get. This means forcing Matt to pack up and leave once he gets settled in to his career. Luckily the job market for LADC’s is pretty good.
I think in order to have an edge up in this field I need to get my masters. As is getting a Bachelors isn’t stressful enough! There are so many questions and possibilities that keep running through my head. Should I wait to get my masters after getting some job experience, should I aply to be a grad-assistant, are my grades good enough, can I afford more college??
I’m sure these are questions that many others have thought before me and many more will continue to think long after me. My problems may not be that great. This is just life, and I am struggling to make the best choices not only for myself, but for my fiance, and the future family we may have.
I am torn between pursuing a masters right away, or waiting for a couple of years. The problem that I push to the back of my mind is that I know if I choose to wait I will never go back to college. I will start a family, I will put my career on hold, then I will go back into the job market, and then maybe twenty years from now I may get my masters.
Twenty years, however, may not be that far away…
